The Enlightenment Flashcards
The S tier definition…
emerging from self-imposed nonage.
nonage= inability to think without others’ guidance.
Immanuel Kant, a fantastic quote…
“a book that thinks for me, a pastor who acts as my conscience… I have no need to think! - Immanuel Kant, ‘What is enlightenment.
What are the values of the enlightenment?
- reason
- science
- progress
- liberty
- tolerence
what are some things that can cause nonage?
the discouragement from failures in youth.
helicopter parents.
how did new prejudices create nonage?
guidelines for the unthinking population
When did Immanuel Kant first propose enlightenment?
1784, until the 19th century
What were some of the collective impacts of the enlightenment?
Revolutions and all that…
French + American revolution
Liberal + democratic ideals
Natural laws
What countries did leaders change?
Frederick || of Prussia, Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Became enlightened despots.
